The No. 6 Texas Longhorns traveled to Tiger Stadium and secured a dramatic 22-21 victory over the No. 21 LSU Tigers on Saturday, November 14, 2026, according to “the Longhorns gutted out a win”.
Texas fell behind by 11 points at one stage of the contest before staging a resilient comeback in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as “UT was down 11 points at one point but pulled off the rally”.
Quarterback Arch Manning and LSU signal-caller Sam Leavitt both struggled with ball security throughout the night, with “each quarterback threw three interceptions”.
Leavitt threw for two touchdowns for the Tigers, while Manning recorded a rushing touchdown in the first quarter and added a late scoring pass, per “Arch Manning had Texas’ lone rushing touchdown from the first quarter”.
Senior defensive back Jelani McDonald caught all three of Leavitt’s interceptions, making history by “join many Longhorns who had multiple picks in a single game”.
Trailing late in the fourth quarter, Texas received the ball back following the two-minute timeout and executed a decisive march down the field, as “Arch Manning’s TD pass to Raleek Brown with 2 seconds left caps UT comeback”.
Social media erupted following the thrilling conclusion, with fan Rykah posting on X, “Arch manning: I never doubted you.”
Journalist Clarence Hill Jr. also captured the turbulent nature of the matchup on social media, writing, “Three Picks and the game winning touchdown I will tell my grand kids about arch manning rollercoaster of emotions and experience”.
With the hard-fought victory, Texas improved its record to 8-2 overall and 5-2 in SEC play, while LSU dropped to 6-4 overall and 3-4 in conference action, according to “the College Football Playoff rankings”.